The CW Cancels America's Next Top Model

And just like that an American institution is gone. After 22 cycles, America’s Next Top Model's runway will go dark, TV.com has confirmed. Professional smizer and host Tyra Banks tweeted the news on Wednesday.

The CW later confirmed that the show’s current cycle will be its last, with the series finale airing on Friday, December 4 at 9pm.

America’s Next Top Model premiered in May 2003 on UPN and later became the first series to premiere when the CW launched on September 20, 2006. Sources say that the network is currently looking at a possible retrospective special about the show to air in 2016.

America’s Next Top Model airs Fridays at 9pm on the CW. Will you miss it?

For some people, America's Next Top Model didn't mean much to them, Top model meant everything to me and it really breaks my heart to hear that Tyra will not be going on with the show.

The only show I was interested in every since I was younger, is now gone, I had plans for ANTM. Now I'll never be able to experience what I thought will come one day.So this is heartbreaking for me, I don't have too many talents, so I know I would've done a good job of proving this to myself .

Yeah, anyone can go to a modeling agency BUT this experience would've been a one in a lifetime experience , you get a chance to be on TV, and learn from your idol, travel, meet new people and get a chance to see what it's really like to be a model and possibly becoming ANTM. I had a passion for ANTM.

This is actually great news. The CW already had more great shows than they knew what to do with; Especially taking into consideration they're thinking of making iZombie a full length season. I see this as nothing more than cutting out the metaphorical TV cancer that is "Reality Television".

I'm sad it's cancelled & will miss it butcim not suprised-it went to Fri ,to summers,to one cycle a year,bounced back & forth between Fri in fall & another night in sypummer,little pronotion& Tyra said earlier this summer this may be the end ,she wanted it to go out on a high note.Plus since Czw only cancelled two shows in May though I suspect Dates & Siginifscnt Mother & Crazy Ex Girlfriend s cancellation will be announced soon.I do wonder why they announced BatB,ANTM cancellation separately ,it'd save time,money,effort & be more cohevise& easier and easier for the viewing public to announce them together.12 years & 22 seasons is impressive ,not many shows can say that ran that long.I do worry that Batzb,ANTzm are CBS on CW and they're gone and Crazy Ex is also CBS-that'll be three CBS shows gone ,is Czbzs getting kicked out of CW or Wanting out?Then again,they could do like they've in the past and pick up 2-3 new CBS shows to keep the balance & keep CBS happy.

Whether it's 12 years or 22 seasons, that's a pretty impressive run.
Did it produce anyone of note during that time or was it just a platform for the judges, producers, and advertisers, like most other reality contests?

There was that one girl named Adrianne Curry that married Christopher Knight of the Brady Bunch during a reality show they did together. It lasted 6 years. Last I saw of her she was in an acne commercial or something and he was plugging hair implants...or something.

Don't know of any others, as I did watch this at one time, but only for like the first three seasons, give or take.

But, but, but where will adolescent boys in the throws of puberty go to see skinny girls with pretty faces? Oh, wait...

Seriously, though, it makes a lot of sense for the CW to do this given their current trajectory. I'm honestly surprised the show lasted as long as it did. 2003 you say? Seems like it's been around a lot longer than that.

if you had watched this show would know how vehemently Tyra was against models who were too skinny. she even sent models home because they had eating disorders. if they didnt improve in putting on weight they would get the boot. Plus a plus size model won a cycle...

I've been watching more out of habit than anything else. Ah well. Had to go sooner or later. I was just so used to it. It's gonna be weird for a little while not having this crazy little show. Bye Tyra!

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